Italian-made Elettrica EV makes London-to-Brighton drive "with battery capacity to spare"
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, American Electric Vehicle
It may look like an AEV Kurrent to American eyes, but the car in the photo here is an Elettrica. It may share the look of the Kurrent, but the Elettrica is an Italian-made electric car that recently proved it has a range of at least 50 miles during a drive from London to Brighton without recharging. Indeed, it had "battery capacity to spare." Is 50 miles far? No, but it's a way to introduce this car to England. The Elettrica will be sold in the UK by Travelelectric starting in September. Travelelectric is adapting the Elettrica "into a form more suitable" for the UK. This means the British Elettrica has a range of 60 miles per 5-hour charge and a top speed of 40mph. The batteries are made of aircraft-grade lithium-cobalt.
[Source: Green Car Guide]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
7-30-2007 @ 7:35PM
ug said...
Lithium-cobalt = explosion.
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7-31-2007 @ 7:29AM
OVerclocker said...
see its things like this that make Ev's unpopular. "look at me I can go 50 miles". These mainstream electric car makers need to think seriously about peoples needs in transport
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8-04-2007 @ 11:43PM
mark said...
Incorrect, it's people who need to think seriously about their needs in transport, these companies are providing them with options that don't have the downsides of the traditional options, but have more capability than walking, or riding a push bike. 50 miles is a long way on a bicycle, but it was previously your only option for getting there with no emissons.
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